Entrepreneurship for Ex-Cons
PREP aims to help ex-inmates become entrepreneurs.
From Brand to Role Model
Less than a decade after launching her own label, Tory Burch C’88 is one of the most recognizable names in fashion. Through mentoring and microloans, the Tory Burch Foundation is empowering other women entrepreneurs to follow in her footsteps.
Sex and the Art of Exhibitionism
Daniel Gluck W’91 GFA’92 put sex in a museum.
Making a Wish and Paying it Forward
Yali Derman Nu’13 honored by Glamour, grateful kids.
The Vision Thing Pays Off
Neil Blumenthal WG’10 and David Gilboa WG’10 GEng’10
A New Boardwalk Empire
Chuck Bragitikos W’87
Short-Order Entrepreneur
Nate Adler C’11 has an appetite for entrepreneurship
Drinking the Passion-Flavored Kool-Aid
Why modern entrepreneurs won’t succeed under the influence.
Start-Up With Style
Wharton Business Plan-winner Stylitics makes dressing digital.
Jewelry Like Grandma Might Have Made
Jessica Bohrer C’98 and Becca Richards C’99 make jewelry like Grandma’s.
Wharton Venture Award Winners Mint $145 Million
$10,000 ventured, millions gained.
( ) This Education
What happens when you unleash an entrepreneurship evangelist on an education school? Meet Doug Lynch, the vice dean bent on making Penn GSE a hub for social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and next-generation educational reform.
Education Entrepreneur
Mike Sandler W’62
Science, Business, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Doug Hensch C’91 and Andrew Rosenthal C’06
The Next, Next Thing
If serial entrepreneur Elon Musk has his way, sending a payload—and eventually, people—into space will be handled commercially, more like UPS than “the Right Stuff.” (At least if you leave out the part about settling Mars.) Oh, and the rest of us here on earth will be able to tap affordable solar power and drive fast, efficient, cool-looking electric cars.
Funding Penn’s IT Entrepreneurs
MentorTech Ventures